Truck crashes into ambulance south of Coeur d’Alene; DUI suspected

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 11, 2019, 5:05 p.m.

Deb Wilkey at Kootenai Medical Center nurse inspects the new Worley ambulance purchased by Kootenai County. A seperate Kootenai County ambulence was involved in a crash on U.S. Highway 95 on Thursday night. All people involved were treated and subsequently released from hospital. (ID)

A truck crashed into an ambulance five miles south of Coeur d’Alene on Thursday night. The driver of the truck was arrested for a allegedly driving under the influence.

Everyone in the ambulance was sent to the hospital, treated and released, according to a news release from Idaho State Police.

At about 9:53 p.m. on U.S. Highway 95, Matthew T Johnson, 24, of Park City, Utah was driving a 2017 Ford Raptor truck southbound when he crashed into the Kootenai County EMS ambulance, which was driving northbound.

Johnson was also sent to the hospital and released, according to a spokesperson for Kootenai Health. He was booked into Kootenai County Jail, according to jail records, and was released after paying his bond.